Welsh Lesson 2 (Adjectives and Food)
Duration: 30 mins
This second lesson teaches many important aspect in Welsh like adjectives, vocabulary list about food and finally common phrases about greeting. I will try to give examples using both vocabulary and grammar. That way it will be easy for you to see the words when they are separate and when they are in a sentence. Going through the whole page should take about 30 min. Make sure to read the pronunciation and hear the audio as well. If you have any question about this course, please email me directly at Welsh Classes.
Adjectives
Knowing adjectives in Welsh is a powerful skill. It can make it easy to have a conversation about different topics by simply knowing some key words such as "good", "bad", "right", "wrong" etc. Adjectives are words used to describe or modify another person or thing in the sentence for example: I am happy. Welsh is easy.
Below is a list of 20 adjectives that you might come across or use very often. The table contains 3 columns (English, Welsh, and Audio). Make sure you repeat each word after hearing it by either clicking on the audio button or by reading the pronunciation. That should help with memorization as well as improving your pronunciation.
Adjectives List in Welsh
| Adjectives | Welsh |
|---|---|
| Tall | tal |
| Short | byr |
| Big | mawr |
| Wide | llydan |
| Long | hir |
| Small | bach |
| Thick | trwchus |
| Thin | tenau |
| New | newydd |
| Old (opposite of new) | hen |
| Cheap | rhad |
| Expensive | prud |
| Young | ifanc |
| Old (opposite of young) | hen |
| Wrong | anghywir |
| Right (correct) | cywir |
| Good | da |
| Bad | drwg |
| Difficult | anodd |
| Easy | rhwydd |
Now we will try to implement some of the words above into full Welsh sentences. That way you will be able to use the word not only by itself but embedded in a structure.
Welsh Adjectives in a Sentence
| English | Welsh |
|---|---|
| Am I right or wrong? | Ydw i'n gywir neu'n anghywir? |
| Is he younger or older than you? | Ydy e'n ifancach neu'n hench na ti? |
| Is the test easy or difficult? | Ydy'r prawf yn rhwydd neu'n anodd? |
| Is this book new or old? | Ydy'r llyfr yma yn newydd neu'n hen? |
| This is so expensive | Mae hwn yn rhy brud |
Questions?
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Vocabulary List about Food
Below is a list of 50 words related to food such as fruits, vegetables and edible items. If you can memorize them by heart, you will be able to buy many food necessities from the supermarket or off the menu in a restaurant without a problem.
Food List in Welsh
| Food | Welsh |
|---|---|
| Breakfast | brecwast |
| Lunch | cinio |
| Dinner | cinio |
| Meal | pryd (pryd bwyd / pryd o fwyd) |
| Apples | afalau |
| Avocados | afocados |
| Bananas | bananas |
| Beans | ffa |
| Bread | bara |
| Butter | menyn |
| Carrots | moron |
| Cheese | caws |
| Chicken | cyw iâr |
| Coffee | coffi |
| Corn | grawn ŷd |
| Cucumbers | ciwcymbrau |
| Eggs | wyau |
| Figs | ffigys |
| Fish | pysgod |
| Food | Bwyd |
| Fruit | Ffrwythau |
| Garlic | garlleg |
| Grapes | grawnwin |
| Ice cream | hufen-iâ |
| Lemons | lemwnau |
| Lettuce | letys |
| Meat | cig |
| Milk | llaeth (S) / llefrith (N) |
| Olives | ffrwythau'r olewydd |
| Onions | winwns |
| Orange juice | sudd oren |
| Oranges | orennau |
| Peaches | eirin gwlanog |
| Pears | gellyg |
| Peppers | puprau |
| Pineapples | pinafalau |
| Pizza | pizza |
| Potatoes | tatws |
| Pumpkin | pwmpenni |
| Salad | salad |
| Salt | halen |
| Sandwich | brechdan |
| Soda (like Coke) | pop |
| Strawberries | mefus |
| Sugar | siwgr |
| Tea | te |
| Tomatoes | tomatos |
| Vegetables | Llysiau |
| Water | dŵr |
| Watermelon | melon dŵr |
Daily Conversation in Welsh
Finally, a list of sentences using the vocabulary used in this lesson plus some bonus phrases. For a complete list of commonly used sentences, please visit our Welsh Phrases page. Enjoy!
Common Expressions in Welsh
| English | Welsh |
|---|---|
| Are you thirsty? | Oes syched arnat ti / arnoch chi? |
| I'm hungry | Mae chwant bwyd arna i |
| Do you have a bottle of water? | Oes potel o ddŵr gyda ti / gyda chi? |
| Breakfast is ready | Mae brecwast yn barod |
| What kind of food do you like? | Pa fath o fwyd wyt ti'n hoffi / ydych chi'n hoffi? |
| I like cheese | Rwy'n hoffi caws |
| Bananas taste sweet | Mae bananas yn felus |
| I don't like cucumber | Nid wy'n hoffi ciwcymbrau |
| I like bananas | Rwy'n hoffi bananas |
| Lemons taste sour | Mae lemwnau yn sur |
| This fruit is delicious | Mae'r ffrwyth yma yn flasus iawn |
| Vegetables are healthy | Mae llysiau yn iachus |
| Hi! | Helo! |
| Good morning! | Bore da! |
| Good afternoon! | Prynhawn da! |
| Good evening! | Noswaith dda! |
| Welcome! | Croeso! |
| How are you? (informal) | Sut ydych chi? |
| How are you? (formal) | Sut wyt ti? |
| What's up? (colloquial) | Beth sy'n digwydd? |
| I'm fine, thank you! | Rydw i'n iawn, diolch! |
| And you? (informal) | Beth amdanoch chi? |
| And you? (formal) | Beth amdanat ti? |
| Good | da |
Fun Facts
Language Quote that a palindrome is a word, phrase, number, or other sequence of characters which reads the same backward or forward. Allowances may be made for adjustments to capital letters, punctuation, and word dividers.
Congratulations! You finished your second lesson in Welsh about adjectives, and food. Are you ready for the next lesson? We recommend Welsh Lesson 3. You can also simply click on one of the links below or go back to our Learn Welsh homepage.